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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
0
BUY 8
HOLD 5
SELL 2
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $94.43 DETAILS
HIGH: $150.00
LOW: $37.00
MEDIAN: $100.00
CONSENSUS: $94.43
UPSIDE: 9.27%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 2802.9% above fair value
Current Price $86.42
Bear Case $2.98 96.6% downside ($2.98 - $86.42) / $86.42 = -96.6% ROTCE 4.0% → 0.30x TBV
Fair Value $2.98 96.6% downside ($2.98 - $86.42) / $86.42 = -96.6% ROTCE -2.6% → 0.30x TBV
Bull Case $2.98 96.6% downside ($2.98 - $86.42) / $86.42 = -96.6% ROTCE -3.0% → 0.30x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

-2.6%
6.0%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (-2.6%) vs. cost of equity (6.0%)

Implied Market Multiple 8.71x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of -2.6% vs. 6.0% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 0.30x on $9.92 tangible book, implying $2.98 per share.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.

Average Target (15 analysts) $94.43
Analyst Range $37.00 – $150.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 97%

Warnings

⚠ Traditional cash flow models don't work well for banks — lending activity distorts how much cash the business actually generates.
⚠ Common valuation shortcuts don't apply here — for banks, interest payments are a core business cost, not overhead.
⚠ Return on equity (-2.6%) is below the minimum investors require (6.0%). This means the bank is worth less than the net assets on its books.
ℹ Wall Street's average price target is $94.43 (from 15 analysts). Our estimate is 97% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Book value quality matters as much as level — check loan loss reserves
  • Interest rate sensitivity creates non-linear earnings surprises
  • Insurance reserving is actuarial, not financial — errors emerge slowly